Twitter Reactions: Clinical New Zealand dominate West Indies in T20I series opener
Mitchell Santner was adjudged Player of the Match for his excellent bowling performance.
New Zealand won the first T20I encounter against West Indies played at Sabina Park, Jamaica on August 10 (Wednesday). Spinner Mitchell Santner was adjudged Player of the Match for his excellent bowling performance as the left-armer scalped three crucial wickets for his side while conceding at a stunning 4.75.
Talking about the match, West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Kiwi openers Martin Guptill and Devon Conway gave a perfect start to their team as the Blackcaps crossed the 50-run mark without losing any wicket. However, both of them were scalped by pacer Odean Smith on back-to-back deliveries.
Skipper Kane Williamson was then joined by the batter Glenn Phillips before rain interrupted the match. After the match resumed, Phillips was the first one to go after scoring 17 runs for his team. Batter Daryl Mitchell and Williamson then took their team’s total past the 100-run mark.
Both Mitchell and Williamson got out in quick succession before star all-rounder James Neesham gave a vital push to New Zealand’s innings. The left-handed batter scored unbeaten 33 runs in just 15 balls and smashed three fours and two maximums with New Zealand finishing on 185/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
West Indies were given some early jolts by New Zealand
Chasing a big total of 186 runs, the Men in Maroon had a poor start with the bat as they lost three crucial wickets inside the field restrictions period. Opener Kyle Mayers, skipper Nicholas Pooran, and wicketkeeper-batter Devon Thomas were out without making any big contributions with the bat.
Opener Shamarh Brooks scored 42 runs but he took 43 deliveries for it. Despite a late flourish from Jason Holder (25 runs), Rovman Powell (18 runs), Romario Shepherd (31* runs), and Smith (27* runs), the home team could only manage to score 172/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
For New Zealand, Santner scalped three wickets while Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, and Ish Sodhi scalped one wicket each for their team.
Meanwhile, here are some Twitter reactions to WI vs NZ match
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